ENTERTAINMENTS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 23 October 1914, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS

"DAVID GOPPERFIELD,"

AT THE OPERA HOUSE, TO-NIGHT

The first production of "David Copperfield," an all-British exclusive film of Charles Dickens' most popular story,; in 7000ft. of kinematograpny, ■ will be given ab the , Opera House to-night. ! The is said to be a real film classic. It very, evidently created a, i profound impression at Auckland, for l the Star says: "A number of big things in pictures have recently come the. way of Auckland theatre-goers, each of them seeming to set the limit of the' picture makers' enterprise. The" adaptation of David Copperfie.d, which is being shown here just now, sets quite a new standard, and is decidedly the best of the many good things introduced here. The picture is in four'parts, and takes up the whole of the programme, yet it is only long enough to make one wish it were longer. The parts of David Copperfield, Micawber, and Uriah Heep are delightfully.; presented, and all the* rest of the immortal characters are acted in a most pleasing and natural manner. The setting of the picture" is very beautiful especially the scenes taken in the old Cathedral town of Canterbury, many of which show the actual places mentioned by Dickens." "David Copperfield" is Claimed to be the finest cinematograph -film ever made by a British producer. It* is a real film classic,, which will be as welcome and as; wonderful many years hence as it is to-, day. The unanimous opinion of those., qualified to express one is that it-will be extremely difficult to surpass it in its own way v The hignly eulogistic press notices, which "David Copperfield" has received from the metropolitan papers inj Now Zealand leave no room for doubt as to its being a supremely fine portrayal, several Hawera people, too, have i-e----eei^ed advice from personal friends in' Wellington and elsewhere to. be sure and "see 'David CopperfieJd* when it comes your way." .Intending patrons ar^j reminded lhat they need to be in their seats not later than five minutes, past eight, as "David Copperfield," being a whole entertain- ' ment in itself, will commence at that time. No other picture will be ishown either before or after it. The prices, despite the very costly attraction, will ie a^ usual.--Seats may be reserved at the Theatre box office.